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CONVOLUTE
Definition of CONVOLUTE
verb
To make unnecessarily complex.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CONVOLUTE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CONVOLUTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONVOLUTE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CELNOOTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start CONVOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found CONVOLUTE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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